Thoughts on Popular Culture and Unpopular Culture by Jaime J. Weinman (email me)

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Grudge Matches I'd Like to See: Ubu vs. the MTM Kitten

The ultimate logo smackdown: The MTM Kitten vs. Ubu. Does dog eat cat, or does the kitty sit pretty?

I personally think the MTM kitten is tougher and certainly more versatile, having been a basketball player ("The White Shadow"), a detective ("Remington Steele") and even having shown an ability to imitate Bob Newhart's voice. But I once posted this match on a message board and received the reply: "Ubu's a badass MOFO who don't sit for nobody!" So it's really kind of a toss-up.

Is Ubu's owner so technologically inept that he can't portray the pooch in the act of sitting, but must confine himself to a still? I think not! Ubu's bark clearly expresses scorn (his inflection is unmistakable); "Good dog" is merely the owner's pathetic claim that "Speak, Ubu, speak," is what he had intended to begin with. Ubu may be a bad MOFO, but the MTM kitten would outwit him.